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President.
If I have done anything contract to the principles
and policies of our President or if I have entertained any ambition to become an autocrat or to monopolize administrative
power; or if I have any tendency towards militarism, the mem-
bers of our Kuomintang can punish me with the most drastic
measures, and I should always be ready to take my own life.
If my previous history and present position are taken into consideration I can make bold to say frankly that nobody
can hinder me in my revolutionary work by spreading malicious
rumours or groundless libels, by creating an atmosphere
prejudicial to our revolution or by slandering me as an
autocrat or another militarist. I only know that I am
working for the Revolution, and I shall act against any-
body who attempts to endanger or oppose my revolutionary
work. I only know that this is what our Revolution always
meant, and anyone who opposes our Revolution in this sense
will be a reactionary.
Of late soie members of the Kuomintang who are
ignorant of the purposes of our Revolution have created
an atmosphere in which it is hinted that I am a new militarist or an autocrat. Our members may easily be
misled by this. It is quite justifiable to expect that
a man who is a commander of troops or holds military power
may easily become a militarist. But let me ask by what
process a military officer can become a militarist? Our
members must make this point clear. Militarists are not
born naturally and a military commander does not necessarily
become a militarist. How is a militarist created? We can
answer definitely that militarists are created by Imperial- ists. Only military men who have Imperialists behind them
can
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